Prompt: Kirk, McCoy, Joanna - Crayon Drawings
″My Space Family″
The first time Leonard opens his eyes, he meets Jim's concerned gaze just long enough to grunt out a barely audible, ″Stop worrying, kid,″ before passing out again.
The second, it's to see a crayon drawing hung carefully on the wall near his biobed. Three figures featured prominently, though Leonard had to read the carefully scribbled captions to identify who they are supposed to be: Joanna, Jim, and himself. His smile is weak but true, and he manages to stay awake long enough to read the title: My Space Family.
Waking up hurts less the third time. It's probably due to the warm length of his daughter's body curled up against his side and the firm grip that Jim has on Leonard's free hand, the one not wrapped protectively around his child. Leonard can feel the soft puffs of Joanna's breaths against his neck, rhythm unchanging even as Leonard presses a kiss against her forehead and then leans into the kiss pressed into his own temple from Jim.
″Let me tell you a story, Bones, about a stubborn doctor that didn't duck fast enough and caused all sorts of stress and worry to his loving daughter and partner, okay?″
Leonard smiled and closed his eyes again, but didn't fall asleep right away. Instead, he just floated on a cushion of peace, feeling soft breaths against his skin and hearing a clear, humor-laden voice speaking into his ear.